Walden is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 6,909 people and three associated neighborhoods, Walden is the 254th largest community in New York. Walden has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

A relatively large number of people in Walden telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.75% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Walden, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.55 minutes every day commuting to work.

In terms of college education, Walden is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.52% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Walden in 2022 was $37,174, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,696 for a family of four. However, Walden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Walden is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Walden home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Walden residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Walden also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.38% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Walden include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Jamaican.

In addition, Walden has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.46%).

The most common language spoken in Walden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.